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Friday, June 12, 2015

FINALS UPDATE: Game 4 of the NBA Finals adjusted up to a series high 7.6, a scorching 27% ahead of Game 4 last season. Bones (1.2) and CBS' sitcoms also adjusted up.

On another Thursday dominated by the NBA Finals, Fox's dramas again shone brightest among the scripted originals. Wayward Pines (1.2) ticked back up to tie its high point, while the Bones finale (1.1) was even with last week.

NBC's Aquarius (0.8) mercifully got back a tenth back after last week's collapse, but Hannibal (0.5) made up for it by descending into truly ugly territory.

And the CW opened season three of the now summer drama fixture Beauty and the Beast with the same 0.3 it hit for 20 out of 22 episodes last season. Leading out was an iHeartRadio Pool Party special (0.3), even with last year.

ABC's NBA Finals had a preliminary 6.3 A18-49 from 9:00 to 11:00, which was about 10% better than the same prelim period on Tuesday and last Thursday. Though there was no late-game drama this time, it could adjust up to a series high.

FULL TABLE:

Info

Show

Timeslot

True

A18-49

Skew

Last

LeLa

Rank

y2y

TLa

Ty2y

Jimmy Kimmel Live: Game Night

1.4

40%

+27%

+0.3

n/a

1/4

+40%

+17%

+40%

1.9

NBA Countdown

2.2

47%

+16%

+0.3

+0.3

1/4

+29%

+10%

+29%

2.9

NBA Finals

7.6

49%

+4%

+0.3

+0.3

1/4

+27%

+19%

+32%

8.9

ABC:

+18%

+32%

The Big Bang Theory (R)

1.5

27%

+0%

-25%

1.9

The Odd Couple (R)

1.2

28%

+0%

-20%

1.6

Mom (R)

1.0

24%

+0%

-17%

1.5

Mike and Molly (R)

1.1

27%

+0%

+22%

1.7

Elementary (R)

0.6

19%

-8%

+0%

1.2

CBS:

-2%

-12%

Dateline Wed (S)

1.2

24%

+9%

+0.1

n/a

1/3

n/a

+9%

+20%

1.6

Aquarius

0.8

27%

+14%

+0.1

+0.1

2/3

n/a

+7%

-11%

1.4

Hannibal

0.5

38%

-29%

-0.2

+0.1

2/2

n/a

-23%

-58%

1.2

NBC:

+0%

-19%

Bones

1.2

30%

+9%

+0.1

n/a

11/22

n/a

+4%

-25%

1.6

Wayward Pines

1.2

36%

+9%

+0.1

+0.1

1/5

n/a

+9%

+60%

1.8

Fox:

+7%

+2%

Beauty and the Beast

0.3

43%

n/a

n/a

n/a

1/1

+0%

+50%

+200%

0.5

iHeartRadio Ultimate Pool Party

0.3

43%

+0%

+50%

+200%

0.5

CW:

+50%

+200%

Big5:

+9%

+16%

KEY (click to expand)

A18-49 - Adults 18-49 rating. Percentage of US TV-owning adults 18-49 watching the program.Skew - Percentage of adults 18-49 within the show's total viewership.Last - A18-49 difference (percent and numerical) from the show's previous episode.LeLa - A18-49 difference between the show's lead-in and its lead-in for the previous episode.Rank - The A18-49 rating's rank among the show's episodes so far this season.y2y - Percent difference between A18-49 and the show's rating a year ago.TLa - Percent difference between A18-49 and the network's rating in the timeslot one week ago.Ty2y - Percent difference between A18-49 and the network's rating in the timeslot one year ago.True - A metric that adjusts the A18-49 rating for overall viewing levels, competition and lead-in. PRELIMINARY CALCULATION. For finals, see SpotVault.